Toy vehicle



A g- 30, 1932- R. B. BUKOLT 1,874,437

TOY VEHICLE Original Filed Oct. 19, 1928 Fm z.

: lillum V Patented Aug. 30, 1932 UNITED STATES P ROMAN ZB. BUKOLT, on srnvnivs ronvnwiscousm TOY vnn rcnn Original application filed October 19, 1928, Serial No. 313,414. Divided and this application filed Qctober 28, 1929. SerialN .402,899. i"

This invention relates to improvements in toy vehicles.

This is a division of my co-pending application, Serial N 0. 313,414, Filed October 19, 1928.

It is the primary object of the present invention to provide a novel and improved back rest and confining ring assembly for supporting a young child on the seat portion of the vehicle.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a toy vehicle embodying this invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary detail partially in front elevation and partially in section showing the front bracket and the hoop supported thereby,

Like arts are identified by the same reference c iaracters throughout both views.

The rear wheels 5 are rotatably mounted upon the crank-like end portions 6 of a rear axle 7 which is squared, as shown in Figure 1, at the points of engagement therewith of the legs of the U-shaped seat support 8 and the braces 9. It will be noted that each brace is bolted to one of the legs of the seat support 8 at each side of the squared axle by means of bolts 10 whereby the axle is clamped between the braces and support to secure it against rotation. It will be obvious that this arrangement permits of the adjustment of axle 7 to angular positions adapted to provide a plurality of levels at which said support and braces will be carried.

The vehicle seat is provided with an elongated forward extension 16 which terminates short of the front post 17 0f the vehicle and is detachably connected therewith by the fittings 18 and 19 which are apertured to receive bolts 20 selectively engageable in a number of openings 21 in the front post 17 and preferably provided with wing nuts 22. The heads of the bolts serve to secure to the front of post 17 a bumper 28 which will cushion encounters of the vehicle with furniture which is too high to be struck by the com bined bumper and foot rest hereinafter to be described. Bumper 23 may also be used as a handle by which an adult may carry the vehicle. The ends of the bumper or handle 23 may be used in place of washers vent the heads of bolts 20 from abrading the wood of which front post 17 is shown to be constructed. j p Although the front post 17 is extended upwardly and provided with a transverse handle at 25, it is not dirigible and it carries rigidly the strap iron axle member 26 which is connected thereto and braced therefrom by means of the sheet metal brace 27 which isof general triangularform and, like the axle member 26,: is bent rearwardly when the parts are disposed as shown in Figure 1.

' The axle 26 is'composed of two strap iron arms which are not in alignment but are arranged to project forwardly of the front post 17 when the post isturned to hold the bumper forwardly an'd rearwardly when the post is reversed as shown in Figure 1. The extremities of axle 26 are 'helically curled to receive the shanks of caster wheels which permit the child to control the direction of movement oflthe vehicle without requiring a dirigible The bolts which anchor braces 9 to seat 15 also secure to the under side of the seat the bracket elements which are vertically disposed at either side thereof. A third bracket 46 is mounted at the-front of the seat upon its narrow -portion16 or is otherwise supported from the front post 17. A back for the seat is provided by a sheet metal stamping 47 pressed outwardly at 48 to receive .a wire49 which passes through eyes 50'formed by reversely bending the ends of brackets-45 back upon themselves." The seat back 47 tapers toward its side portions and is also formed about the wire at 47. The ends of the wire are carried forwardly and abut within a similar eye 51 formed in bracket 46, as

shown in Figure 2. A C-shaped clamp 52 has its ends apertured to receive the ends of the wire 49 and is compressed thereon to anchor the wire in place. This construction leaves no exposed ends and provides a comparatively rigid support not only for the back of the seat but also a support in the form of a ring which prevents a small child from falling forwardly.

The entire supporting structure including to pre- 7 i brackets 45 and 46 seat back 47 and the ard rin 49 may readily be removed from e vehicle as the child develo s to a stage where the I protection thus afi'orde is unnecessary. The wire 49 is preferabl covered with a rubber tube 54 between brac et 46 and each of brackets 45.

It is particularly to be noted thatthe entire su porting structure is free of that. or- I 10 tion 0 the seat which is occupied by ac ild and even permits the childs body to overhang v a the seat slightl while providing adequate support for the 'ack; e 11' I y Y a Iclaim: 15 1. Ina device of the character described, the combination with a seat andbrackets at the sides thereof of abracket at the front thereof,"a wire "hoop supported upon said bracket and provided with ends joined at one n of saidbrackets,andabacksupportextending across the rear 'ortion of said seat and connected with'sai hoop. v a

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with a vehicle seat of a pair msv of side brackets secured to'the under side of Y said seat and extending upwardly at either sidethereof, afront bracket disposed in advanceof said seat, a wire mounted upon said 7 brackets and rovidediwith ends joined at so said frontbradket, means enclosing said ends,

and a stamped sheet metal back for said seat secured u on said wire and extending transversely a 'ove said seatzbetween' said side bracketsyn w 7 85 j 3'. In a device of the character described,

the combination with a seat and a set of supporting brackets, of a wire hoopmounted'in said brackets to encircle a portionof said seat, and a back member formed to enga e 40 said wire at a plurality of points and wholIy l supported therefrom;

4. In a vehicleof the'classdescribed hav- 7 ing a seat, the combination with brackets secured t0 the sides of said seat and a bracket secured to the front of saidseat and provided 'with an eye, of a single wire passing around said seat supported by said brackets and having its ends inserted in said eye, and a clamp engaging said wire adjacent said ends whereby to secure said wire tothe front bracket. I

ROMAN BUKOLT. 

